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| jamoni:
Decided to scratch build the leather press, instead of cobbling some crap together. Today I bought a 110v arc welder. It's a little hobby setup but for the stuff I do, it should be fine. Now I can build stuff up from steel without drilling holes and sorting through 9 drawers to find the bolts and nuts I need. :) Um, should this thread be under shops, instead of projects? It started out being about the grinder, but now it's more about the shop. EDIT: I also built a nice little workbench yesterday, and mounted my vice. It's starting to look like a shop! |
| jamoni:
Woot! It works, but I have it on a 15 amp circuit, which it trips right about the point I get a nice puddle formed. :doh: Need to run a cord from the 30 amp circuit, and it should do just fine. :) Also, today, I got a stack of 14 knives ready to go to the heat treater. Total time in each knife is less than 10 minutes, not counting time spent working on the machines. Once they come back, it's a quick final grind, polish, and sharpening. In the meantime I'll work on the sheath punch and sheaths, and on a few custom orders. When this batch sells, the money will get folded back into the shop for more steel, leather, and tooling. After that, it should be at least self sustaining, and most likely profitable. This may just work! |
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